The goal
of the project is to show and evaluate
possibilities of computer support in
community nursing. With a
suitable computerized solution, based
on the up-to-date information
technology (portable computers,
computer networks and
multimedia) and a precise data model,
which will include elements of the
community nursing process based
on electronic records of clients,
will be greatly informatized. The
suggested application will help us shift
the work of a community nurse from a task
oriented approach toward a patient oriented approach.
By this it will use the strategy of problem solving covering the
following major steps: Problem identification, Aid by decision
making on the field of interventions and Problem analysis. Standardization
plays here an important role, what is already seen in the early
stage of coordinating terminology. The international
classification of nursing practice
developed under the
international project TELENURSE
will be used. This is also oneof the reasons why international
cooperation on this project is inevitable.

The project foresees
an important task - the making of a prototype supported with a testinpractice. Such an approach does not
merely assure greater usability of the system but
also stimulates users, community nurses, to a wider range
of creativity. Informatization does
not only mean that machines
take over our work or help us with the work
we used to do manually.
Usage of information tools is also a challenge
and a way for new ideas and solution leading to a higher level
of quality of work and life. The
interdisciplinaryapproach is
herewith a prerequisite
as it enables cooperation of
various experts from different institutions.